Prepon celebrating a century of ”70s'

WATCHUNG - In the middle of 1998, an 18-year-old borough
resident headed west after winning a part in the ensemble cast of a
fledgling situation comedy.

Less than four years later, Laura Prepon is well known to
prime-time audiences, and her sitcom, Fox's "That '70s Show," will
air its 100th episode at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 30.

It's a special musical episode featuring Roger Daltrey, the
Who's lead singer, as a choral teacher, with the cast singing and
dancing to songs from the era in fantasy sequences.

In fact, Fox's 8 to 10 p.m. block of programming that night will
honor the series, one of the network's most popular comedies and
signature shows. From 8:30 to 9:30, Fox is airing "That '70s
Special," with behind-the-scenes footage, interviews and outtakes.
From 9:30 to 10, a "viewer's choice" episode will run as determined
by voting at www.fox.com.

Production for this season has ended, but the series will enter
its fifth year this fall, when its earlier episodes will enter
five-day-a week syndication. That was guaranteed in the fall of
1999 when Fox renewed the show through 2002, and means Prepon and
others in the cast will receive residuals.

Seeking The Big Screen

In the meantime, Prepon is looking for film work during the
hiatus, although her mother, Marjorie Prepon of Hill Hollow Road,
said she has for the most part been very choosy about the projects
she accepts.

In the summer of 2000, Prepon had a supporting role in the
college comedy "Slackers," which due to distribution problems
wasn't released until earlier this year and garnered mostly poor
reviews. Her mother said she took the part because she wanted to
work with the film's star, Jason Schwartzman.

One by-product of Prepon's success is that she has purchased a
large house in the San Fernando Valley with enough space for one of
her favorite activities, horses. She's been riding for half of her
22 years.

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